📋 Tender Overview
Passengers Are Advised To Plan Ahead As Essential Track Renewal And Bridge Repair Work Will Be Taking Place From Saturday 25 October For Nine Days Between. Level Crossings Will Also Need To Be Temporary Closed, To Support The Track Work, Affecting Local Traffic Routes And Pedestrian Routes. Much Of The Track In This Area Is Over 100 Years Old And Needs To Be Replaced To Maintain The Safe And Reliable Operation Of Train Services. Old, Jointed Rail Will Be Replaced With Continuously Welded Rail, Helping Reduce Noise From Passing Trains And Improving Passenger Comfort. Additionally, Engineers Need To Make Repairs To Local Rail Bridges; One Over The River Deben Next To Ufford Level Crossing On Bridge Road, And The Other Bridge Over The River Alde Next To The Beversham Level Crossing On Farnham Road. This Work Will Including Strengthening And Brickwork Repairs To The Abutments Of The Two Bridges. To Allow Engineers Safe Access To The Track And The Bridges, Greater Anglia Train Services Will Be Replaced By Buses Between Ipswich And Halesworth On The Following Dates: Train Services Will Continue To Operate Between Halesworth And Lowestoft During This Period. These Renewals Will Also Help Support SizewellS Transport Strategy To Transport Construction Materials By Rail In The Future. Passengers Can Check Their Journeys At Nationalrail.Co.Uk Or Via The Greater Anglia Website And App. Temporary Level Crossing Closures For Track Work To Allow The Track Work To Take Place Safely, Level Crossings At Melton Station, Jetty Lane, Haywards And Ferry Lane Will Also Need To Be Temporarily Closed At Various Times Between October And December. The Busiest Of These, Melton Station Crossing On The A1152, Will Be Closed On The Following Dates. Letters Have Been Sent To Local Residents To Set Out In More Detail When The Crossing Closures Are Planned For All Four Crossings. Signed Diversion Routes For Road Users Have Been Agreed With The Local Council. Temporary Level Crossing Closures For River Deben And River Alde Bridge Repairs To Allow The Bridge Repairs To Take Place Safety, The Ufford Level Crossing On Bridge Road And The Beversham Level Crossing On Farnham Road Will Be Temporarily Closed During The Following Times: Signed Road Diversion Routes Have Been Agreed With The Local Council And Will Be In Place To Allow Road Users To Navigate Around The Crossing Closures. Simon Milburn, Network RailS Infrastructure Director For Anglia, Said: This Investment Is About Securing The Future Of The East Suffolk Line. Replacing The Track And Repairing The Bridges Will Mean Safer, More Reliable Journeys And Less Noise For Passengers And Communities. Importantly, It Also Plays A Crucial Role In Supporting The Sizewell C Project By Making Sure The Railway Is Ready To Carry Construction Materials By Rail, Helping Reduce The Impact On Local Roads. Thank You To Passengers And Communities For Bearing With Us While This Work Is Carried Out. Martin Beable, Greater AngliaS Managing Director, Said: The East Suffolk Line Improvements Are Essential In Significantly Improving The Long-Term Safety And Reliability Of Our Network For Our Passengers. Replacing The Track Will Mean Reduced Noise For Local Communities And Further Support SizewellS Transport Strategy We Would Like To Thank Customers For Their Patience And Understanding While This Work Is Carried Out. Passengers Are Advised To Check Before They Travel And Allow More Time For Their Journey. Notes To Editors Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Network Rail Anglia Press Desk - Stephen Deaville Senior Communications Manager Network Rail 0330 8577 132 07734647627 We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
